This week we talk about a true Renaissance Woman! Dana Owens was born to do it all, except under a different name. Queen Latifa has been in plenty of movies, but today we put a little more focus on her underrated music career. From a young age she was involved in the arts and as […]
Welcome to Black History Month here at Rock Candy, and we’re kickin’ things off with a total banger! We give you the nitty gritty details on the most popular album ever made, Michael Jackson’s Thriller. There are stories about the crazy circumstances surrounding the creation of these songs and some pretty interesting facts about the […]
We are using the last week in the darkest and coldest month to talk about the most metal of goth bands- Type O Negative, but Peter Steele, specifically. We’ll cover their confused beginnings when they weren’t sure if they wanted to be punk or metal and also discuss (at length) the controversies of their lyrics […]
It’s the finale to our series on the epic rock band, Queen! And we are going out with some epic tales in their legacy. Hear how they managed to recover from a huge misstep in their career to come back and be better than ever. Be prepared to get inspired by Freddie as well as […]
In our second installment on the story of Queen, we get to the real meat of their discography with albums that contained some of their most massive worldwide hits. And while the fans had nothing but complete adoration for them, the critics couldn’t find any room in their hearts for an “elitist” band when punk […]
We are kicking off this year with the deepest dig of our heaviest hitters. Queen is a band with a myriad of hits and four stand-out talents contributing on every album, but many only know a handful of songs and know that Freddie had a mustache in the 80’s. But this band has one of […]
We couldn’t leave you hanging this year without a quick segment about the songs playing on current rotation that really make us want to stand in traffic. Enjoy a shorty of hot takes on just a few select popular Christmas jams (and one that’s a surprising favorite)! Rocker Chicks by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) […]
Celebrate 50 episodes of beer, music, and hot takes- It’s self-indulgence, Rock Candy style! 2018 has been a year of good songs, good concerts, and good beers. In this episode we talk of our favorite things in all of these categories, and try to figure out the answers to such pressing questions like where is […]
This week we discuss the group that not only helped to bring techno into the mainstream, but has spent over the past 2 decades crossing musical genres and evolving their sound with each album. But most impressive may be the fact that we know nothing of their personal live, except that they are robots. Listen […]
Today we discuss the first ladies of hip hop- Salt N Pepa (of course accompanied by Spinderella)! We talk about their humble beginnings in Queens, NY, where a stable career choice of nursing is quickly pushed aside once they discover their talents on the mic. We also take a lot of time to discuss the […]
